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Where does “𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼” come from?

𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼 (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian patikárah, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎣𐎼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpatikárahimage, picture; statue; likeness, representation
2Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
3Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
4Proto-Iranian*rād-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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